Saint James Place opens doors for socially distanced meetings, events A view of the Sanctuary from the stage. Berkshire Eagle File Photo By Jennifer HuberdeauGREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. In a normal year, the Sanctuary of Saint James Place is filled with sounds of jazz, chamber music and opera; of dancers on the stage, of actors mid-soliloquy;… Continue reading A cultural arts center pivots in order to survive
Category: Arts
Cold filtered: Photographers train their lenses on ice shanties
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center exhibits offer a unique focus on winter Federico Pardo’s “Ice Shanties: Fishing, People & Culture” pictures structures in southern Vermont. Photo provided by Brattleboro Museum & Art Center By Kevin O’Connor BRATTLEBORO, Vt. Emmy Award-winning lensman Federico Pardo has circled the globe for such clients as National Geographic and Univision.… Continue reading Cold filtered: Photographers train their lenses on ice shanties
A photographer at heart
Berkshire Eagle Photographer Ben Garver chats with Arlo Guthrie about his photos.
11 festive events to celebrate the season
NightWood The MountLenox, Mass.Nov. 19 - Jan. 3 NightWood is a sound and light experience that will transform the property into a fantastical winter landscape for the holidays. Inspired by the natural beauty and architecture of The Mount, NightWood will immerse visitors in a series of vignettes designed to evoke elements of fantasy, mystery, and… Continue reading 11 festive events to celebrate the season
Summer Previews 2020
A calendar of entertainment and events in the Berkshires and Southern Vermont
20-20 Hindsight
Canceled, postponed and streaming: UpCountry cultural venues are missed, not forgotten Compiled by Jack Lyons and Christopher Parker Change does not come easy in New England. We, as a people, take pride in our traditions, our celebrations and our festivals. Our weather might change at the drop of a hat, but a true New Englander… Continue reading 20-20 Hindsight
At the corner of Main and art
Why would an artist, settled comfortably on a still life of a dirt road, want to invest all of one’s savings and sweat into creating an urbane downtown gallery? Vermonter Petria Mitchell had a reason.
10 things not to miss during mud season
10 events to keep you busy, whether your in the Berkshires or Southern Vermont
Saving the planet through song and action
Holly Near concert to benefit 1,000-tree reforestation effort
How Grammy winner Benjamin Arrindell came to call Southern Vermont ‘home’
“[Mixing is] my most favorite portion of this process,” Arrindell said. “Especially when I get left alone, or if you leave me alone, or send me materials to work with. I love when I’m left to my own and I can do whatever I want."